Kulāiwi. Photo: RNZ / Jessie Chiang
Kulāiwi & Kaumakaiwa is a collective of award-winning Hawaiian performers in Aotearoa right now for Auckland's Art Festival. Through beautiful harmonies and hula dance they tell stories of their land and ancestors as a way to honour both. The group have won four Hawaiian Grammies including Group of the Year, for their first album, Native Lands.
Shawn Pimental, Kawika Kahiapo, Lehua Kalima, Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole and Pono Fernandez came into RNZ's music studio for a special performance and kōrero.
The group are forming at the Spiegeltent in Aotea Square tonight.
